Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-16

and fro under the hcadlong fury Of the
Storm an ominous portent as we know
but DR.. lrifulgas eschews all superstitious
notions. The fact is that the doctor be-
| lieves in nothing at all-no, not even his own
science. except in what it brings him
What weather, to be sure, and what a
road Nothing but shingle and slag--the
| shingle slippery like sea-weed and the Stag
crisp as clinkcr. And no other light TO see
| by except a tremuous flicker from Hdrzofs
| lantern, At times, strange, fantastic fig
ures seem to stir and toss in the flames that
now and again swell from the mouth Of the
| Vanglor. There is really no telling what
lies hidden at the bottom of these inscruta-
BILE craters. Perhaps the souls of the un
derworld that volatilze on reaching our
atmosphere
The doctor and the old woman follow the
| line of coast that runs in and out of the
small bays along the shore. The sea is Of
a livid whiteness and sparkles as its billows
hurtle the phosphoresceut fringe of surf
| that seems TO pour waves upon waves of
! glow-worms upon the beach. Thus both
walk on until they reach a bend in the road
between two swelling downs, where the
broom and sea rushcs clasp their blades to-
| gether like so many hayouets The dog
has drawn closer to his master and seems
to say
"Wel what do you think A hundred
and twenty fretzers to he placed under lock
and key in the safe soon as we get back
| home That's the way to build up for
| tune lis another piece Of ground added
to the vine enclosure Another dish added
to the evening meal Another bowl of
wash for faithful Hurzof Nothing like
attending patients who are willing to uu-
loose their purse strings '
At this point the old woman stopped. She
! pointed a finger palsicd with age toward
red light some way oil in the gloom the
| house evidently of Wort Kartif, the herring
curer.
"There Z" aconically put in the doctor.
"Nes, nodded the herring curcr's moth.
er
| "Hurrah- wow-wow ~ struck up lIurzof.
just then the Nanglor, vibrating to its
| foundations with a voice like thunder, threw
up one huge mass Of fulignous flames that
rent the clouds. Dr. Trifulgas was thrown
to the ground by the force Of the concus-
sion. Regaining his footing, however, he
swore like trooper and looked around.
| The old woman had disappeared. She must
have fallen through some deep crevice IN
the ground, or taken flight on the floating
| fog clouds Of ocean The dog, neverthe-
les. wos still there. upri.,bt ON his launches
his month wide open. but the light of the
lantern was blown ont.
"Nevcr mind, mumbled the, doctor,
lets 20 on
The honest man had pocketed his 100
fretzcrs and now felt that he must earn
them.
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